CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONGREGATION OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARY SISTERS (LITTLEHAMPTON)

Registered charity 232931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F M S L, THE CONGREGATION OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS (LITTLEHAMPTON)

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Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity sustained an unrestricted loss of £1,192,658 on investment assets due to worldwide inflation and high interest rates, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. The trustees confirm that remaining funds represent just under two years of expenditure, which they believe are sufficient to meet ongoing working capital needs and operational assets. The charity maintains substantial cash resources and investments with continuing income streams to support its going concern status.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Hudson & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Sister Elizabeth Morris — Mother General (source)
• Sister Clare Bowers — Assistant General (source)
• Sisters Anne McLaughlin — Council member (source)
• Clare Bernadette — Council member (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~55.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

• Sister Ann McLaughlinchair
• SISTER ELIZABETH MORRIS
• Sister Brenda Bowers
• Sister Clare Knowles
• Sister Promodini Ekka

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bradford City · India · Ireland · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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